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Mental Health Act 2026
Introduced
31 July 2024
Last action
7 May 2026 · Enacted
Status
Enacted
Sponsors
Minister for Health
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
13 May 2026
Official titles
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1 official language
Irish
An tAcht Meabhair-Shláinte, 2026
Summary
Act to provide for the admission to, and discharge from, registered acute mental health centres, of adult persons in certain circumstances and, for the involuntary admission of adult persons who meet the criteria for involuntary admission to such centres; to provide for the criteria for, and review of, involuntary admission of adult persons to registered acute mental health centres; and, for those purposes, to provide for the establishment of mental health review boards; to provide for the care and treatment of adult persons in registered acute mental health centres and to provide that treatment, other than in certain limited circumstances, shall not be given to adult persons without consent being given for such treatment; to regulate the application, in certain limited circumstances, of restrictive practices in respect of adult persons who are admitted to registered acute mental health centres; to provide for the admission to and discharge from registered acute mental health centres of children on a voluntary basis and with parental consent; to provide for the involuntary admission to, and discharge from, registered acute mental health centres of children who meet the criteria for involuntary admission of children to registered acute mental health centres by way of application to the Family District Court or the District Court, as the case may be; to provide for the criteria for, and review of, involuntary admission of children to registered acute mental health centres; to provide for the treatment of children in registered acute mental health centres and to provide that treatment, other than in certain limited circumstances, shall not be given to children without consent being given for such treatment; to regulate the application, in certain limited circumstances, of restrictive practices and the prohibition on administration of electro-convulsive therapy in respect of children who are admitted to registered acute mental health centres; to provide for applications to be made to court to provide for the entitlements of persons admitted to registered acute mental health centres; to provide for the continuation in being of the Mental Health Commission and the Inspector of Mental Health Services; to provide for the establishment and maintenance of a register of acute mental health centres, a register of community mental health centres and a register of community mental health services for such centres and services registered under and in accordance with this Act; to provide for the regulation of mental health services including registered acute mental health centres, registered community mental health centres and registered community mental health services; to provide for the monitoring and enforcement of compliance with the provisions of this Act by the Mental Health Commission; to repeal the Mental Health Act 2001 and certain other enactments; to provide for the amendment of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 and certain other enactments; and to provide for related matters.
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Timeline
31 July 2024
Published
Source: Dáil Éireann
31 July 2024
First Stage
Source: Dáil Éireann
19 September 2024
Second Stage
Source: Dáil Éireann
8 November 2024
Bill Lapsed
Source: Dáil Éireann
10 June 2025
Committee Stage
Source: Dáil Éireann
9 July 2025
Report Stage
Source: Dáil Éireann
9 July 2025
Fifth Stage
Source: Dáil Éireann
24 September 2025
Second Stage
Source: Seanad Éireann
24 September 2025
Committee Stage
Source: Seanad Éireann
16 April 2026
Report Stage
Source: Seanad Éireann
16 April 2026
Fifth Stage
Source: Seanad Éireann
29 April 2026
Cream List
Source: Dáil Éireann
7 May 2026
Enacted
7 May 2026
Enacted
Enacted
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Documents
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Mental Health Act 2026
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Mental Health Act 2026
pdf · EN · 7 May 2026
Administrative Reprint - As amended in Committee [Seanad Éireann]
pdf · EN · 29 January 2026
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As passed by Dáil Éireann
pdf · EN · 9 July 2025
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As amended in Committee/Select Committee [Dáil Éireann]
pdf · EN · 25 June 2025
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Explanatory Memorandum
pdf · EN · 31 July 2024
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As Initiated
pdf · EN · 31 July 2024
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Sponsors
- Minister for Health · Minister for Health
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Direct relationships
- Legal framework · Mental Health Act 2026 · 2026/11 · IE
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Same ireland record bill-2024-66 projected from PoliticalRepo IE row.
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- Official source: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/bills/bill/2024/66/
- Open data entity: https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/bill/2024/66
- ireland · bill-2024-66 · source updated 13 May 2026